Delta College is the Community's College
Delta is a community resource, in fact, one in eight people have taken a class here in the last five years.
Enrollment
In the past 10 years Delta's enrollment has grown by 25 percent.
Student enrollment by county:
Off-Campus Centers
Convenient Off-Campus Centers in Bay City, Midland and Saginaw allow students to take advantage of classes closer to home.
Fueling the Local Economy
Delta's annual impact on the Great Lakes Bay Region economy is $385 million. This equals three percent of the total Great Lakes Bay Region economy. 4
Over 63 percent of Delta graduates stay in the Great Lakes Bay Region, 87 percent in Michigan. That means they work here, shop here and raise their families here.
Giving Back
Through our Service Learning program students spent 105,000 hours volunteering last year.
Youth Mentoring
Private donors fund the Possible Dream program which was created in 1991 to encourage at-risk students to stay in school and work toward obtaining a college education. About 60 new 8th graders enter the program each year.
Educational Programming
Over 100,000 families tune-in to Q-TV every week. And they're treated to excellent programming, including award-winning locally produced shows and documentaries.
Each year 20,000 kids learn more about space at the Delta College Planetarium.
Instructional Summer Camps
Delta College hosts eight summer camps for area kids and teens on its main campus and Planetarium. This year, over 460 campers learned about alternative energy, health and wellness, golf and more.